DNA Project Introduction
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Lindsay* Surname DNA ProjectIntroductionIf you are at the Lindsay International web site to learn more about the application of DNA testing to further your understanding of your Lindsay genealogy, I will strongly encourage each visitor to thoroughly review the extensive material posted there. Upon doing this, it is hoped that a representative of each Lindsay lineage of the world will recognize the need to participate in Y-Chromosome DNA testing, via the International Lindsay Surname DNA Project. In any event, your participation should be based on your personal basic knowledge of molecular genetics and DNA testing and the potential benefits it can provide to you. You might wish to start with the Human Genome Project. From all the historical accounts, the Lindsay surname first appeared in Scotland, on the charters of Prince David of the Cumbrians (later King David I), during the years 1116 to 1120 CE. We are cognizant of the fact the International Lindsay Surname DNA Project will require a broad based, global participation from those of the Lindsay surname if we expect to be fully successful in determining the full range of founders of the Lindsay surname along with their appropriate Y-chromosome haplotype. At the end of year 2009, we had 202 DNA participants who are resident in the following countries.
From this group of worldwide Lindsays, we have currently identified seventeen (17) specific DNA Groupings of biological/genetic cousins. We can say without any doubt that those participants, and the Lindsay lineages they represent, within each unique DNA Group, share a common ancestor at some point within the timeframe whereby surnames came into common use among the overall population. Although it varies with the many surnames of Europe, the common use of surnames is believed to have occurred in the 1500 to 1600s. Because of their prominence, the use of the Lindsay surname came into use in the early to mid-12th century. It becomes obviously apparent, from the accrued data, that we need more participation in the Lindsay DNA Project from the countries of origin (Scotland & England) of our Lindsay surname in order to ascertain the Y-chromosome haplotype of those Lindsay lineages which have always resided in the "country of origin". Our DNA conclusions are without doubt currently skewed toward the descent of the surname in the United States as a result of the 163 DNA participants (80%) that come from Lindsay lineages that reside in the United States. I strongly encourage more participation from those of the Lindsay (regardless of how it is spelled) surname residing in Scotland and England which will help in generating a truly international genetic view of the Lindsay surname. Increased participation from those of the Lindsay surname in the UK will also help us to assure that we have "discovered" as many as possible of the indigenous founders of the Lindsay surname in the geography in which it historically first appeared. The best recommendation that I can make for
you, to possibly learn more about your Lindsay lineage, is to participate
in the International Lindsay Surname DNA Project. There are many Lindsay
genealogical lineages that have already identified their Y-chromosome DNA
haplotype. If you could match up with one of these Lindsays, there is a
good possibility you could learn much more than you already know regarding
your descent from your Lindsay ancestors. In order to be able to compare 100% of your Lindsay Y-chromosome DNA results to all the other Lindsay DNA participants who have already been tested, it will be necessary for you to be tested for the same slate of 43 markers. Thus I strongly encourage you to use this Project for any Lindsay genealogical DNA testing that you might consider. It would be very meaningful for a male, bearing the Lindsay (regardless of the spelling of the surname Lindsay) surname at birth, to establish the Y-chromosome DNA haplotype for his Lindsay lineage. This would give him the opportunity to compare his Lindsay lineage Y-chromosome DNA, now and at any time in the future, to other Lindsays (regardless of the spelling of the surname) in the International Lindsay Surname Haplotype Database http://www.clanlindsay.com/dna_test_results.htm and arrive at the conclusion as to which, if any, he is most likely to share a common ancestor. It would also be a legacy for his family for generations to come in the event the male heirs of his lineage should die out. If you are a female, descending from a Lindsay lineage,
it will be necessary, since we test DNA markers found only on the Y-chromosome,
that you identify a male participant for testing, bearing the Lindsay surname
descending from your Lindsay lineage. The DNA data from all DNA participants will be posted at
the Lindsay International web site, in a coded format. Each participant is
aware of his own code (Lxxxx) and is able to see which of the other
participants he matches. In due time and with the addition of new
participants, the International Lindsay Surname haplotype DNA database
will expand and hopefully represent most of the Lindsay/Lindsey/Lindesay/Linzee/Linzey
lineages from around the world. It is our ambition that at some point
we will be able to easily match any Lindsay (regardless of the spelling of the
surname) tested to a particular Lindsay/Lindsey lineage DNA
grouping that has an extensive documented genealogical history. The resultant allele values measured on our specific
slate of 43 Y-chromosome markers will become the Y-chromosome haplotype
for your Lindsay lineage. The test process is very simple. A participant
will be provided with a DNA Sample Kit containing a packet of three, Q-tip type,
swabs which will be used to swab the inside of the cheek of the mouth (no blood
required). These swabs are then placed, by the participant, in the
container provided, and returned to the laboratory for testing. When the
test results have been provided, the Project Administrator will analyze your
data against the entire Lindsay database searching for matches with other
Lindsays who have already been tested. You will receive the results of
that analysis along with a laboratory certificate of your marker values.
Keep in mind that there is no guarantee that your Lindsay DNA will match any of
the other participants tested thus far. After you have provided me with the information above, a DNA Sample Kit will be mailed to the postal address you have provided. It will take approximately 3-4 weeks after the laboratory receives your DNA sample to provide you with the results. The negotiated pricing for the International Lindsay/Lindsey DNA Project's high-resolution, 43-Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) markers, DNA test is $149.00 USD. These 43 STR markers have already demonstrated that they will provide us with the necessary resolution to identify and sort out the various Lindsay lineages and their specific DNA haplotypes. Payment is not required until a participant submits his DNA sample. It is important that you know that as the coordinator of the International Lindsay Surname DNA Project, I do not receive any portion of the $149.00 laboratory fee. My reward is seeing the database grow with the hope that the knowledge of my own DNA Group 3 Lindsay lineage will be expanded genealogically from one or more of the DNA profiles listed there, which has indeed been the case. Once the DNA sample has been returned to me, I will assign the unique L# and then submit it to the laboratory for analysis. It will generally take approximately 3-4 weeks for the laboratory to complete their testing and return the results to me. You will be provided with a copy of your individual DNA results along with my analysis of potential matches from the database. If you match other Lindsay participants in the database, you will then have an opportunity to dialog with any or all of the other participants that you wish regarding where their specific Lindsay genealogy might connect with your genealogy and hopefully determine the name of the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA). Although there are hundreds of markers found on the
Y-chromosome of the male, keep in mind that this Lindsay DNA Project tests for a
specific slate of 43 of these markers. For any Lindsay male to be able to
compare his complete Y-chromosome DNA results to that of the Lindsays who have
already been tested, it would be necessary that you test for the same 43 DNA
markers. Before you decide to be DNA tested with another laboratory or
another surname Project, please contact me for details of the markers of our
Project. You can e-mail me by clicking on my name found in the next
paragraph. As our database grows in size, it is anticipated that any
Lindsay male who is DNA tested hopefully will match with one or more well
documented Lindsay lineages that already exist in the "International
Lindsay Surname Haplotype Database". Please feel free to contact the webmaster and Project Administrator, Ron Lindsay if you have any questions regarding your participation in the International Lindsay Surname DNA Project. Even if you choose not to participate in the DNA Project, it would still be very helpful to receive your comments, regarding this historic Lindsay* Project. ******************************************************** * It has been established that the use of the Lindsay surname, throughout this web site, implies all the accepted different spellings of the surname found in the site Orthography section. Since February 4, 2010 you are the
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